LAPPING TECHNICIAN

at  John Crane

LAPPING TECHNICIAN

Are you ready to start a hands-on career in precision manufacturing? Join our team as a Lapping Technician and help produce top-quality Gas & Wet Seal components using specialized lapping and polishing techniques. We offer full training and a structured path for skill progression!

What You’ll Do:

• Precision Lapping & Polishing: Operate a range of advanced machinery, including lapping plates, polishing plates, laser machines, and spin rigs, to achieve high standards in flatness, curvature, and surface finish.
• Component Inspection: Conduct detailed visual and mechanical inspections to ensure every part meets our exacting specifications.
• Data-Driven Grooving: Use computer programs and specialized tools to mask, groove, and shape mating rings.

Ideal Skills and Experience:

• Attention to Detail: An eye for quality and precision.
• Tech-Savvy: Comfortable with PC operations for data entry and inspection tools.
• Team Player: Work collaboratively with colleagues in the Lapping Shop and across departments.

Why Join Us? Start a fulfilling career in a high-precision environment with plenty of room to advance as you develop your skills. Apply now and take the next step in your manufacturing journey!

ABOUT US

About us
Founded in 1917, John Crane is a global leader in the design, manufacturing, and engineering of mission critical flow control solutions for increased efficiency, emission reductions and energy transformation. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems and predictive digital monitoring technologies. John Crane customer service is accessed through a global network of more than 200 global sites in over 50 countries employing more than 6,000 employees worldwide. We partner with our customers and help them meet the latest environmental standards and keep their operations safe and controlled.
John Crane is part of Smiths Group, For over 170 years, Smiths has been improving our world through smarter engineering. Our technology benefits millions of people every day – making travel safer, supporting sustainable energy transition, efficiently heating, cooling our homes, and helping our world stay connected.
Diversity Clause:
We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.
At no time during the hiring process will John Crane, Smiths Group nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation – including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career’s website (Careers – John Crane) or LinkedIn

• Precision Lapping & Polishing: Operate a range of advanced machinery, including lapping plates, polishing plates, laser machines, and spin rigs, to achieve high standards in flatness, curvature, and surface finish.
• Component Inspection: Conduct detailed visual and mechanical inspections to ensure every part meets our exacting specifications.
• Data-Driven Grooving: Use computer programs and specialized tools to mask, groove, and shape mating rings